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Warrants During the year 210 (147) warrants for certificates of title comprising 789: (561) items and 15 (8) proclamations of road-lines under the Maori Land Act, 1931, were dealt with (last year's figures are shown in parentheses). Map Sales Map sales during the year have not shown any marked improvement. The facilities available—namely, map sales counters in various survey offices—are entirely unsuited and inadequate for the public advertisement and disposal of maps. However, until the map-printing facilities are increased to cope with departmental demands it would be impossible to guarantee sufficient map-supplies to cope with demands that would be made by map sales agencies if established. In addition, it will be some years before the arrears in the drawing of new maps and revisions of existing maps can be brought up to date. The drawings of new map series are in hand, but cannot be expedited because of the demands of routine work. The following table summarizes map sales for the year ended 31st March, 1949

Summarized Expenditure The following schedule sets out the salary expenditure of both field and office staff for the year ended 31st March, 1949, apportioned to various classes of field and office works. Relative figures for the previous year are also given:—

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Class of Map. Sold for Cash or Credit. Free Issue and Office Use. Totals. £ £ £ Survey districts and counties 970 629 1,599 Towns 564 102 666 Territorial.. 680 222 902 Topographical .. .. .. 2,435 476 2,911 Miscellaneous 121 63 184 Totals 4,770 1,492 6,262 (4,202) (2,842) (7,044) (Last year's figures are shown in parentheses.)

— 1948-49. 1947-48. £ £ General (Crown surveys, records, tracings, investigations, diagrams, 80,755 67,774 and general office-work) Triangulation .. .. .. 6,034 1,958 Topographical mapping 4,209 9,850 Standard traverse 165 91 Survey maintenance 804 627 "Precise levelling 2,785 330 Inspection and investigation surveys 1,886 1,215 Town scheme plans 5,647 4,450 Land-settlement (topographical and schemes) 13,854 12,825 Tidal calculations 48 Work for— Maori Affairs Department 2,499 3,275 Lands and Deeds Department 24,038 23,799 Ministry of Works 5,355 4,636 Housing Division (Works) 3,043 3,445 Other Departments 8,728 7,549 159,850 141,824